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The Yamato Colony was an attempt to create a community of Japanese farmers in what is now Boca Raton, Florida, early in the 20th century. With encouragement from Florida authorities, young Japanese men were recruited to farm in the colony. There were as many as 75 Japanese men, some with their families, at the peak.
Boca Raton, seen from the International Space Station. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 29.1 sq mi (75.4 km 2), of which 27.2 sq mi (70.4 km 2) of this is land and 1.9 sq mi (5.0 km 2) of it (6.63%) is water. Boca Raton is a "principal city" (as defined by the Census Bureau) of the Miami metropolitan area.
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 22:55, 25 February 2007: 540 × 429 (1.02 MB): Bastique == Description == Created using coordinate data from US Census Bureau, modified in Text Mode in accordance with incorporation data from 2000-2005 and data, added Loxahatchee Groves in accordance with new municipal bound
It features a dry landscape garden and a permanent exhibit on the history of the Yamato Colony in Boca Raton, and a hands-on exhibit, "Japan Through the Eyes of a Child". The main museum building houses three exhibits, a 225-seat theater, a tea house, classrooms, a research library, a store, and the Cornell Cafe. [ 2 ]
New York metro area Huntington Station, N.Y. Long Island [125] Walt Whitman Shops: 1999 open 024 624 BR Miami– Ft. Lauderdale– W. Palm Beach Boca Raton: Boca Raton Town Center at Boca Raton. When opened, 75,000 sq ft (6,968 m 2), SFA's 44th store. Moved to a larger 143,000-sq.-ft. space within the mall in 1999. 143,000 sq ft (13,285 m 2 ...
Jacobson's also opened locations in Leawood, Kansas, and Boca Raton, Florida. By 1997, Jacobson's had twenty-four stores in operation. The chain began to promote its customer service and quality through marketing, and although the Midwestern locations continued to lose money, the Florida stores remained profitable. [ 1 ]
Town Center at Boca Raton, often referred to as Boca Town Center, Town Center Mall, or simply Town Center, is an upscale shopping mall located in Boca Raton, Florida (approximately 30 miles south of West Palm Beach and 20 miles north of Fort Lauderdale), that has been owned and operated by Simon Property Group since 1998.
Pearl City is a historic African American neighborhood, and the oldest community, in Boca Raton, Florida. The establishment of Pearl City predates the official incorporation of Boca Raton. [1] In December 2023, Pearl City was added to National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service. [2]